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Last week my son and daughter-in-law traveled to Toronto to visit my in-laws, Bubbie and Zaidie. During their visit they went to see an exhibit on the great Cantors of Toronto. One of the Cantors featured was my husband’s grandfather Harry Saiger. I can only imagine how touched my father-in-law was knowing that his grandson […]

It all comes down to a few essentials. I don’t think many people are waiting for the roasted Brussel sprouts (even when they are beautifully presented on the stalk) or the cranberry chutney, and some people don’t really like turkey. For me it is the dressing (we don’t stuff), the sweet potatoes and the corn […]

Rice was a staple in my mother’s kitchen. Always prepared in the most basic way, it was never the centerpiece of the meal but occupied the role of ” the starchy” side dish. My mother bought Uncle Ben’s and cooked it in salted boiling water. Period. There were two ways that it was served, with hot milk and sugar […]

It was in the early 1980s when Norm and I decided to build our first Sukkah. Neither of us had grown up with one, and so we had no family traditions to help guide us. We had to create our own, discover our own way, and find traditions that we were comfortable with. One year […]

My son Micah returned from Israel this morning after spending the past six months in Tel Aviv. Of course I had to welcome him with a home-cooked meal. I made turkey meatloaf (a variation of Ina Garten’s recipe), a green salad with avocado and honey vinaigrette, schnitzle (to ease the transition from Israel to L.A.) and freekeh, […]

It is Sunday morning and Norm is making bagels in the kitchen and my daughter Shira is on her way to the Bronx Zoo, both part of the Sunday rituals that I grew up with. Plus it is my sister’s birthday. Happy Birthday Anita! Last week I went to synagogue to say Yizkor, the prayer […]

Shabbat tea worked out perfectly. We had fresh fruit, a Greek salad and the fallen sponge cake topped with fresh strawberries. Nobody seemed to mind that the cake had fallen, and we finished the whole thing. Another cake is in the oven and I am planning on letting it cool in the pan for about two […]